LACMA

Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times

A preliminary design of the LACMA building by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor shows an undulating form that would stretch more than 700 feet along Wilshire Boulevard and slide right up against its sidewalk.

A preliminary design of the LACMA building by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor shows an undulating form that would stretch more than 700 feet along Wilshire Boulevard and slide right up against its sidewalk. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

A preliminary design of the LACMA building by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor shows an undulating form that would stretch more than 700 feet along Wilshire Boulevard and slide right up against its sidewalk.